The Enemy

Alexander Gray and Aeliyah Blue have been enemies since third grade, when Alexander, Alex, put red fingerpaint in Aeliyah's hair. Now, he's pulled his latest prank, one that makes Aeliyah hate him so much more than she did before. Now she decides to start pranking back, and Alex develops feelings for her. He tries to befriend her but she will have none of the sort, as he has nonstop tortured her for the past 8 years. Can Alex convince her that he's done pranking? Or will Aeliyah never forgive him and continue on with her hatred?
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Carrie says we're most likely to get married. We've only been
together now for six months, yet she tells everyone, even random
strangers, about us. Today, we're stretched out by the pool,
tanning. We're just a week away from no school for summer break. "
Hey, is Alex coming over?" Carrie asks beside me. " Yeah. He should
be here soon." I answer and she nods. A few minutes later we get up
and climb into the pool to cool off. We start to swim back to the
edge when a loud, big splash covers us in water. I turn around as
Alex pops up from the water, shaking the hair out of his eyes. "
Hey, babe," he says, kissing me. " You guys are so cute," Carrie
exclaims, swimming over to a raft. I wrap my arms and legs around
Alex and he treads water to keep up both up. " Where are your
parents? And Sophie?" he asks. " My parents are at work, and Sophie
wanted to go see Phoebe," I explain to him as we climb out of the
pool. He nods and as me and Carrie make our way back to the chairs,
he rummages through the box full of pool toys and stuff. " How long
has it been since you've seen your brother?" Carrie asks me. "
Um... About a year and a half." I answer. " Thats a really long
time. Sorry I asked, I just wondered because I was on the phone
with him the other day." she explains and I glance over at her. "
Why were you on the phone with him?" I ask, confused. " We were
discussing when I was going to get back." a deep, familiar voice
says behind me. My eyes widen and my head snaps around, recognizing
the familiar, angular face in a military uniform. " Andrew!" I
yell, darting up from my seat. I race over to him, throwing my arms
around him with tears rolling down my cheeks. " Hey, Lee," he says
with a grin, using my childhood nickname he had for me. He hugs me
tight, squeezing his arms around my waist. A few minutes later when
I finally let go, I swipe the tears off with the back of my hand
and Alex appears at my side, putting his arm protectively around my
waist. " Whos this?" he asks, with extra caution as they have a
stare down. I roll my eyes and poke his side. " Alex, this is my
brother andrew. Andrew this is my boyfriend Alex." I introduce and
Alex visibly relaxes. " Good. I thought I was going to have to
fight you for her," Alex breathes with a happy grin returning to
his face. " So when did you get back? Do mom and dad know you're
here?" I ask frantically. " I got back early this morning. And I
drove here from the airport. Well, I caught a cab. Mom and dad
don't know yet. I planned on surprising them. Where's Soph?" he
asks. " She's at Aunt Margie's with Phoebe. Mom and dad are at
work." I explain and he nods. " So how long are you here for?" I
ask. " 3 weeks." he says with a grin and I hug him again. " Good. I
missed you." I say in his ear. " I missed you too, Lee," he says
back. Eventually we help him lug his stuff into his old room and we
sit outside and catch up by the pool. Eventually, we all start to
get tired and since it's a Sunday, we have school tomorrow. Alex
stays the night and after we watch Andrew and my parents have a
tearful reunion, we head off to bed. I change into a t-shirt and
shorts and Alex climbs into the bed with me and wraps his arms
around me. " I love you," he whispers, kissing my forehead. " I
love you," I reply, slowly drifting off too sleep. When I wake up,
Alex is still sleeping, and I slip out of the bed unnoticed. I go
to the bathroom and take a quick shower and then leave my curly
hair to air dry. I brush my teeth and add a tiny bit of makeup and
then change into a pair of short Jean shorts, a baggy tank top
withsome tribal sign on it, and combat boots. I slip a few silver
bracelets onto my wrists and finally the little silver infinity
ring that Alex got me for our 6 month anniversary a few days ago. I
make my way to the bed, pushing his dark hair out of his eyes. His
eyes flutter open, bright blue, and I smile at him. " Wake up," I
whisper and he grabs me and pulls me toward him, burying his face
in my now mid-back length hair. " Goodmorning beautiful," he says.
" Goodmorning handsome. Now go get ready before we're late for
school." I tell him and he picks me up and gets to his feet,
turning around and setting me in his place. He leans over me and
kisses me and then head for the bathroom to take a shower. I skip
down the stairs, feeling oddly happy today. I scroll through the
latest news on facebook, frowning at a few of the statuses;
Sometimes people can't help but spreading rumors. Anyone hear about
the new school slut? Guess who! The comments never reveal who it
is, and I just shrug it off. I slip my phone into my pocket and
Andrew comes downstairs, hair all over the place. " Morning," he
says, pressing a kiss to my forehead before opening the fridge. "
Morning," I reply. A few minutes later Alex comes down too in a
pair of cargo shorts and a gray AND1 shirt. When it's time to
leave, we head out to his truck and on the way to school I show him
the statuses on facebook. " Who knows? Probably just a stupid
rumor," he says and Shrugs. I ignore it once again, and we head
into the school. Everyone stares at us, and almost all of the guys
whistle at me. Alex frowns and pulls me closer to him, glaring at
anyone who whistles at me again. " Hey baby," one says, having the
nerve to reach for my ass. He pulls back abruptly, probably seeing
the glare on Alex's face. After that so many people try to talk to
me. " Wow. You wanna go for a round?" another guy asks. " Hey babe,
I got some money over here," another calls. Finally we find Carrie
and she runs up to us. " Alex, Aeliyah, I tried to stop the rumors
but I can't. Jessica started them again. She's saying that you two
had sex and that Alex paid you for it and that you did anything for
money. Now all the guys... You know." she says frantically and I
feel Alex's arm tighten around me. " Lets get out of here. You
shouldn't have to listen to this," Alex says, taking my hand and
pulling me back outside to his truck. I try not to listen to anyone
on the way out, but I can't help but hear and it upsets me. When we
get to the truck I climb in, crying silently. Alex gets in and
wraps his arms around me tightly, as if trying to block out
everyone else. " Im sorry, baby, don't cry, please. It's just a
stupid rumor. We both know it's not true. Don't worry about it." he
whispers to me and once he's able to calm me down, we head back to
my house. As I walk in, I spot my mom and dad arguing. " Guys?
What's wrong?" I ask, wiping any evidence of me crying off of my
cheeks. " Aeliyah, you are not to see him anymore," my dad says
pulling me away from Alex. " What?" we both ask at the same time. "
Keith! This isn't fair to them!" my mom yells. " Yes it is! They
deserve to be punished after what they did. Especially under this
roof! She's not even 18!" he shouts back and I pull away from my
dad, back to Alex. " Whats happening? Why can't we be together?" I
ask, frustrated no one will answer me. " Honey, a students mom
called and told us that there's a rumor going around that you and
Alex slept together and he paid you for it. And that you slept with
the other boys at your school as well. Your father thinks it's
true." she explains and I stare at him, horrified. " You think I
would do that?" I asks softly, in shock and disbelief. " Aeliyah,
don't you try to make me feel guilty. Say goodbye to Alex. Alex,
you'd better not come here again or I'll straighten you out
myself." he growls. " Dad! Stop!" I cry, breaking out of his grip
again and running into alex's arms. " Tell him it's not true," I
say and Alex shakes his head, looking down at me with sadness in
his eyes. " I can't. He won't believe me. You should listen to
him." he says softly, pushing me gently away. " No! It's not true!
You know that! Why can't you tell him?" I ask, fat tears slipping
down my cheeks as I let out a choking, sobbing sound. " Aeliyah, I
love you," he says, backing up. My dad positions himself in front
of me and Alex glances at me one last time before disappearing out
the door. " Keith! That was not necessary! Look what you've done!"
mom yells. Dad turns to me, grabbing my shoulders lightly. " Now,
aeliyah, honey," he says softly. " Dont touch me! Leave me alone!"
I scream, yanking free of his grip and sprinting up the stairs. I
immediately take my phone out and call Alex, but he doesn't pick
up. I try a few times, only to hear his voicemail every time. I
sink to the floor, crying my eyes out. Alex's POV I get back in my
truck and drive back to my house as it starts to pour rain. I turn
on my windshield wipers, noticing I can't see, and realize it's my
tears blurring my vision. In a sudden moment of anger, punch the
steering wheel multiple times. I take my hat off and throw it at
the windshield, almost wishing it would break. My phone rings and I
know it's Aeliyah, but I turn it off. I'm not going to defy her
dad. He already doesn't like me, and if there's even a small, tiny
chance we could be together again, I'm not about to ruin it by
talking to her when I'm not supposed to. It killed me seeing her
cry when I left, but I can't do anything about it. I can only hope
that her dad will find out the truth and change his mind. I pull
over as I had started to swerve on the road, not able to think
straight, and I lean my head back against the seat and take a deep
breath. I stare back into the rear view mirror absently, watching
the headlights go by. I watch another pair of headlights behind me,
but they don't eventually drift back into the correct lane. I sit
up straighter, watching back through the mirror. That car is
definitely not slowing down or moving over. Shit. I scramble into
the passenger seat, fumbling with the lock to get it open. I look
back behind me frantically, and the bright lights fill my vision. I
close my eyes as I feel the impact of the car, lurching mine
forward and launching my body through the windshield. I feel the
windshield shatter as my head makes contact, and suddenly I feel
like I'm flying. My head is pulsing and throbbing from the pain,
and I crash down hard on my right side. I gasp in pain, forcing
myself to stay still. I see black spots before my eyes and then I
black out.